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Well that is my point in the first place, new insights are needed. IE there needs to be a better solution. Fine, if you're going to pick on everything I say which is my opinion, you deserve likewise. People more familiar with it are unable to put forward any better ideas. In this particular case, the failure is actually because they are familiar with it IE if they live there, they're not going to find reconciliation without outside intervention. And thanks to modern forms of media, we North Americans are now more familiar with it, possibly than ever before. Certainly those who are locked in this conflict would do well to follow western advice... but at this stage they cannot. In my opinion..

I provided my insights when I said either you accept the status quo or you don't. Anyone can see the situation is not going anywhere, opposition to a solution is now deeply entrenched to the religious level. To capitulate is an offence before God. Even top leaders who had the courage to work towards cooperative solution were assassinated. The fact that the US now recognises "Jerusalem" as the capital (not even clear if they mean east, west, or just the whole thing) does not significantly change things on the ground but is more symbolic than anything else. As such, it is not very helpful, has no immediate impact other than causing unrest. But as I stated, the unrest is already there, seething, waiting for a reason to be exposed. So as a leader I would not be terribly afraid of that, it is the very thing that needs to be eliminated. Trumps attitude is likely that if a people cannot get along voluntarily, the situation will be handled by force. That is in contrast to Obama's style of conciliation and keeping things the same. So if you accept the status quo you accept a level of hostility that remains indefinitely. The other approach is change things rapidly, causing much greater distress short term, but possibly bringing peace long-term. This has been America's approach in the past, peace under a gun barrel, and is the typical approach of empires for better or worse. Any reasonable person must concede, the problem is complex, mired in history and not "solvable" by normal, cooperative means. It's all too easy to pick on me for expressing my views. What are your insights? Do you have a useful suggestion?

I think the situation has been like a "stalemate" for a long time, and not improving. You either agree that the status quo is acceptable, or something needs to change. As such a change in approach is probably worth trying at this point, even though it may (will) cause unrest. All that does is expose the unrest that is already there all the time. But this "change" is really nothing. Result- just moving an embassy. It is more symbolic than anything else. Real change that leads to better security has to reach down to the cultural level. Given that hatred of the Jew is being taught by Muslim leaders, and this teaching goes back to the very origin of Islam, it will not happen in a cooperative way.

Still drinking that hot blood, eh? You really are fruity loops. Out of respect for this forum and its users I disengage, certainly not because of anything you've said.

Relax dude... lol I did not try to introduce "blood libel" into the topic. I don't even know what the heck blood libel is. But if that has somehow ticked off the voices in your head, perhaps you need to calm down. Also, if sudden intense feelings of paranoia or other cognitive dissonance should suddenly sweep over you, check in to your local emergency room, crisis centre, and if possible tell Mom.

It is the right thing for them to do. I have a lot of respect for them, as I do for any soldier.

Go'way little Johnny, we grownups are talking now.

You've got the wrong quote for the point you're making, which further exemplifies what I said about you before. You are definitely not one of the Literati...

And you make it sound like they never did. Perhaps they were distracted while cutting the other tribesmens living hearts out, before eating them.

Not a member of the literati, evidently. "Good heavens... a Yale man"

Yes I did respond to it. Your numerous questions are off topic. Sorry, fella

I dunno. I think the quote is about wanting revenge. You figure it out.

Just something I read in a book one time by some author, think he was called William Shakespeare.

The morals part was at least in principle. Very hard to be moral when barbarians are at your door, or in your face. Basic tenets that differentiate western civilization from all others in the world: thou shalt not kill turn the other cheek Forgive them father As compared to much harsher views promoted in every other culture in the world today. There simply is no other culture more evolved along these principle lines. One example of culture shockis the reaction of horror of Conquistadores who were invited to observe certain Aztec ritual ceremonies. These ceremonies were very common among South American native tribes, and a careful study of history finds them in practice among North American tribes as well. What I find problematic today is we place judgement upon people of the past based on our most recent, post- neo-modernist-revisionist values, to the extent that people who were formerly heroes who built a nation during a time of war are rather seen as monstrous. But that alone is not the most interesting part, but also that their political contribution is now to be reviled, their work, and by implication their cause. This is used as evidence that westerners are all complicit in participating in crimes against humanity. It's that kind of twisted logic confuses many people, especially on the left.

They were not by our standards but I say they were much more civilized than the natives. Europe evolved out of the dark ages, these people were practically still neolithic. Yes Europeans had the technology, machinery, weaponry but they also had the basic morals. In fact terrible violence has been committed throughout history by all parties, including among the highly mythical Noble Savages. Looking back in time you can see they had the same problems that we still have today... we still need to fight back and kill the barbarians, sometimes.

Thanks Greg. I think it's an innovative and interesting feature. One thing I would like to ask, is it possible to block seeing new posts from certain clubs, such as clubs that I do not belong to or want to see media content about? I feel it would give me the right as a user not to see certain kinds of content, if I should choose to do so. ETA - I only mean not seeing them in the "Unread Content" feed. http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums/discover/unread/ But still would be there when you click on Clubs, etc.

Or they have surrounded him to protect him from being killed by a sniper.

Apparently...

Yup. He likes telling those stories a bit too much, I think. Must be BS.

Inshalla, eh?

Oh to drink hot blood, eh?

Of course it is, Scott Mayers. It is one of the most fundamental concepts of science, beginning with the conservation of energy. Also see Heisenberg, Second law of Thermodynamics. "Entropy increaseth"... Everything else you said is off topic, little fella...

Da VInci was a genius in many areas of science and art, even medicine. Leonardo explored these types of machines and ultimately concluded that they cannot work. "For every action, an equal an opposite reaction". He came to this realization even before Albert Einstein. This is fundamental physics that you would learn in any good school in Europe.

Yup. Behold the master; who makes SNL look like a bunch of amateur punks.

No this is Trump's finest comedy -